A/N: I own NOTHING in relation to Rizzoli and Isles. That all belongs to the amazingly talented Tess Gerritsen and Janet Tamaro. I did take a scene from the show in this chapter and tried to modify as much as possible.

And I bet you all guessed who Isabel's father is. If not I promise you find out in this chap!

"So... What do you think of him?" Maura asked with a soft giggle. After making up a rouse to get Jane away from the men, she was dying to know what her best friend thought of her date. Peering back through the restaurant, Jane smiled before turning back to Maura.

"He's sexy"

"I think you should take him home..."

"Maura!" The detective sighed

"What? You just said he was sexy"

"Just because I like the way he looks in yoga class doesn't mean I'm going to like the way he looks in my bed"

"And did you know that sex produces Immunoglobulin A? Wards off colds..." Maura smirked

Jane sighed softly considering the idea for a second before shaking her head "No not tonight. Isabel..."

"Is staying at your mother's tonight... Nice try"

Screwing up her nose, Jane knew her best friend was right. She needed the Immunoglobulin A anyway. Going back to the table after an acceptable amount of time 'in the restroom', the quartet decided against dessert and asked for the cheque.

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"So Maura said you were in medicine, are you a doctor?" Jane asked as she and Jorge began their ascent up to Jane's apartment. Still nervous about what could happen, she was just going to suck it up and give it a try. She had always been apprehensive to dating around Isabel but she was getting older and actually pushing her mother into dating. The teenager just wanted her to be happy.

"No..." Jorge chuckled

"EMT?"

"Nurse" he smiled as the pair stopped outside Jane's apartment.

"A male nurse? How cool" she chuckled awkwardly and turned to the door just so Jorge wouldn't see her face. Hearing Joe Friday scratching at the other side of the door, she quickly found her opportunity for a change of subject "I really should take Joe Friday for a walk"

"It's a beautiful night, we'll both take her for a walk"

Jane opened the door and saw their ball of fluff dog being quickly whisked from her feet. Looking up, she saw Isabel with Joe Friday in her arms "I was just going to take her... Hi" she chuckled and stepped back.

"Isabel, why aren't you with Frankie?" Jane asked quickly giving her daughter the 'this is my date, why are you here' eyes. It's not that she was happy to see Isabel, Jane was always a little uncomfortable introducing men to her fifteen year old on the first date. It tended to freak them out.

"We dropped by to get my Chemistry project notes that I forgot and by the time I found them U... Frankie was asleep on the couch" she chuckled and pointed to the couch and her sleeping Uncle. With one leg flopped over the arm rest the young police officer didn't look at all comfortable "I'll just go finish my homework... somewhere else"

"No don't go" Jorge smiled and extended his hand out to the teenager. He was intrigued as to who this girl was "I'm Jorge"

"Yes, sorry Jorge this is Isabel, my..." Jane began until she thought about the couple other guys that ran for the hills when they found out about Isabel. Noticing this anxiety on her mother's face, Isabel knew exactly how to defer

"Her personal chef, hairdresser when the curls just won't work, computer programmer when the on button doesn't work" the teenager giggled and shook Jorge's hand politely. He still looked confused but he would figure it out eventually "I'll just go" Isabel picked up her books in her free hand and carried Joe Friday in the other. There wasn't much she could do about Frankie so his presence might be just what her Mom needs to get out of an awkward situation.

"Looks like we don't need to take Joe Friday for a walk, how about some wine?"

Sooner or later Jorge would start asking questions but maybe with some wine they would take a little longer. That was Jane's hope at least. Pouring out two glasses, she handed one to Jorge and leant against the bench "So uh what happened between you and your girlfriend?"

"We couldn't agree on kids"

"You wanted them and she didn't?"

"No..." he chuckled and took a sip of wine "I'd love to be a stay at home Daddy. I need a strong woman to support the family. Someone has to work right? You know how it is with..."

"Right" Jane smiled and took quite a large sip of her wine only to choke on a little as she heard a distant muffled laugh from down the hall. Coughing softly, she hoped Jorge hadn't heard Isabel eavesdropping. "I don't mean to be rude but it's getting late..."

"Of course" Jorge smiled and set his glass down "I had a lovely night, we should do this again"

"Yeah..." Jane nodded and pulled Jorge into a quick friendly hug before escorting him to the door "Drive safe"

"Goodnight Jane"

Shutting the door with a smile, Jane lent against it and let out a deep breath. She rested her head in her hands and thought about what had just happened. Jorge was a nice guy there was no denying that but he just wasn't right for Jane. Just like Jorge was looking for a strong woman, Jane looked for a strong man that could handle her, her job and her daughter. A man that could cope with all three was a keeper. Taking another deep breath, she just wanted to go to bed and end this interesting night. Looking up, Jane saw her daughter poking her head out of her bedroom

"Sorry... I should have called or texted or something. Did I ruin your date with 'Stay at home Daddy'?"

"No, it's ok" Jane laughed and signalled for Isabel to walk toward her. Pulling her daughter into a tight hug, she kissed her forehead "But I did hear you laugh"

"Who wouldn't laugh? He wants to be a stay at home Daddy. There's no such thing as a stay at home Daddy in this house, sorry buddy" Isabel chuckled and looked up at her Mom "Speaking of... Dad called looking for you"

"Does he know you told me about his new job?"

"He assumed..."

"So he's calling to try and soften the impact of his presence in my office every day"

"Is it going to be so bad working with him?" Isabel asked curiously as she pulled away from her mother. Forever holding a small hope her parents could work out their differences for her sake at least, Isabel didn't like her Mom hating on her Dad so much.

It's not as if Joey Grant was a bad father. He adored his little girl and did everything in his power to make sure she had anything she needed. After trying to make their relationship work, Jane and Joey realised that two sixteen year olds and a baby didn't make a family. It just made conflict and they were better off apart only coming together when Isabel needed them to.

Jane was ok with the separation to begin with but as the years passed and Joey advanced as a cop himself, he started to cancel plans and disappoint Isabel. He got busy with work and Isabel understood that but Jane didn't. Even though Joey made it up to his daughter every time he cancelled plans, Jane still got a little angry when Isabel was upset.

"I just don't get why he's moved from the drug squad. I thought he liked it there" Jane shrugged knowing that this job was just a stepping stone to something higher. She wasn't about to tell Isabel that though.

"With him on Homicide now maybe he might have some more free time or maybe he just wants to be close to us, we're still his family remember?" Isabel smiled

"You'd like that wouldn't you?"

"I'd like you two to be civil for my sake" she sighed and stuffed her hands into her pockets "I know he won't be in Homicide long but could we make the most of it while he is? If you guys are working together then I'll get to see more of both of you... together"

"I know and we'll be civil" Jane smiled softly "You better go finish that Chemistry homework"